Child’s Crutches May Have Caused Ferris Wheel Cab To Tip Over

CHELSEA (WWJ/AP) — Authorities say a teen’s crutches might have caused a Ferris wheel cab to tip and two children to fall about 15 feet at the Chelsea Community Fair on Thursday.

A 16-year-old girl boarded the ride with crutches Thursday night and investigators said they could have slid out and lodged in a way that caused the tip.

The girl was with her 8-year-old brother, who has been released from the hospital as she remains there for observation. The ride reopened Friday after passing inspection by state regulators.

The children were taken to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and were in critical condition.

Chelsea resident Alex Keszler says she was standing by the Ferris wheel around 8:20 p.m. when she saw that one of the cabs got caught on another one, causing the cab the boys were riding in to tip forward as the Ferris wheel rotated.